Binding



R. E. SETTERBERG BINDING Filed Feb. 'L 1947 INVENTOR BY l y,

ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 24, 1948 BINDING Ruth Setterberg, New York, Nf.Y., assigner to Mark Cross Company, New York, N. Y., alcorporation ofNew York Application February 7, 1947, Serial No. 727,195

The invention here disclosed relates to bindings, and the. generalobjects of the invention are to. provide. an article of this naturewhich willn add bothy strength and ornamentation to the structure towhich it is applied.

Special objects of the invention are to provide an ornamental bindingwhich may be advantageously used with many different articles and whichcan be made up quickly and easily at relatively low cost.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an ornamental bindingwhich will have exible cushioning qualities and therefore may Well beused where such particular characteristics are requisite.

Other desirable objects and the novel features through which thepurposes of the invention are attained are set forth or will appear inthe course of the following specification.

The drawing accompanying and forming part of the specification,illustrates a present practical embodiment of the invention. Structure,

' however, may be modified and changed in certain respects, all withinthe true intent and broad scope of the invention as hereinafter definedand claimed. f

Fig. 1 in the drawing is a plan view of the binding, showing it leftuniinished at opposite ends to better illustrate the structure;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross sectional View as on substantially the planeof line 2 2 of Fig, 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged broken and part sectional view illustratingdetails of construction.

The embodiment of the invention illustrated comprises a base strip 5having its longitudinal edges rolled together into abutting engagementat B and secured in that relation by an overlying nish strip 'l of lesswidth, having its longitudinal edges rolled together into abuttingengagement at 8, and a fiat tape 9 laced about the rolled top strip andthrough openings l in the adjoining edge portions of the base strip 5.

The base strip is shown as held in its distended rolled form byresilient stuffing made up of rolls H of cord or the like, enclosedwithin the rolled edges of a fabric strip I2 with a mesh stifening I3overlying the fabric to resiliently hold the edge rolls Il in theirspaced relation.

Similarly, the nishing roll 'l is shown stuffed with soit cord it, orthe like, to hold it in the distended condition.

The rolled strips 5 and 'l may be of leather, impregnated fabric, or thevarious materials generally known as imitation leathers.

The flat binding strap, ribbon, tape or lace 9 6 Claims. (01.. 22m-278)Imaybeof leather orlike iiexible, strongmaterial, and if of leather maybe thinned at its edges to more or less oval cross section, asindicated-in Fig. 3, to closely hug and conform to the surface of theouter roll.

The underlying portions of the lace 9, as particularly shown in Fig, 2,support and bind the meeting edges of both the under and the overlyingrolled strips, eliminating need for separate fastening of these stripedges.

The parts can thus all be secured together by a single, helical lacingthrough the slits or lacing openings llbthe extent of offset of theseopenings at opposite edges of the base strip determining the pitch ofsuch helical lacing. y

With this construction, the full strength of both inner and outerbinding strips, as well as the full strength of the lacing, are utilizedand the combination is distinctive and ornamental in appearance, viewedfrom any angle.

The construction illustrated may be used directly as a handle forhandbags and the like.

When the structure is gripped as a handle, the outer, seam covering rollmay be forced downward more or less between the space of the side rollsof the lower strip, as will be clear from Fig. 2. The naturalspringiness of the materials, however, will ordinarily restore thestructure as soon as squeezing or gripping pressure is released.

What is claimed is:

1. A binding of the character disclosed comprising a lower strip havingits longitudinal edges rolled together, an upper strip of less widththan the lower strip having its longitudinal edges rolled together andsuperposed over the rolled together edges of the lower strip and alacing surrounding said rolled upper strip and extending throughadjoining edge portions of the lower strip.

2. A binding of the character disclosed comprising a lower strip havingits longitudinal edges rolled t-ogether, an upper strip of less widththan the lower strip having its longitudinal edges rolled together andsuperposed over the rolled together edges of the lower strip and alacing surrounding said rolled upper strip and extendlng throughadjoining edge portions of the lower strip, and means resilientlyholding said rolled strips in distended relation.

3. A binding of the character disclosed comprising a lower strip havingits longitudinal edges rolled together, an upper strip of less widththan the lower strip having its longitudinal edges rolled together andsuperposed over the rolled together edges of the lower strip and alacing surrounding said rolled upper strip and extending throughadjoining edge portions of the lower strip, and said lacing constitutingthe sole means for securing the edges of both strips together and forsecuring said strips in the superposed relation described.

4. A binding of the character disclosed comprising a lower strip havingits longitudinal edges rolled together, an upper strip oi less widththan the lower strip having its longitudinal edges rolled together andsuperposed over the rolled together edges of the lower strip and alacing surrounding said rolled upper strip and extending throughadjoining edge portions of th-e lower strip, and said lacing embodying asingle flat tape laced helically about the outer rolled strip.

5. A binding of the character disclosed comprising a lower strip havingits longitudinal edges rolled together, an upper strip of less Widththan the lower strip having its longitudinal edges rolled together andsuperposed over the rolled together edges of the lower strip and alacing surrounding said rolled upper strip and extending throughadjoining edge portions of the lower strip, and said lacing comprising agenerally ilat tape having tapered edges conforming it to the outline ofthe rolled outer strip.

6. A binding comprising base material having opposed edge portions insubstantially abutting engagement, a roll of flat strip materialoverlying and covering the joint formed by said substantially abuttingedges of said base material and said covering roll having opposed edgeportions and a lace wrapped helically about said overlying roll andextending through and beneath, across and connecting said opposed edgeportions of said base material, said lace thereby connecting the opposededge portions of the base material and binding the roll of coveringmaterial down over said connected base material edges.

RUTH E. SETTERBERG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 589,720 Haase Sept. 7, 1897640,085 Boston Dec. 26, 1899 1,578,195 Fitzgeraldnn Mar. 23, 1926

